Interface DatePrinter

All Known Implementing Classes:
FastDateFormat, FastDatePrinter
public interface DatePrinter
DatePrinter is the "missing" interface for the format methods of DateFormat.
Since:
3.2

  • Method Details

    • format

      String format(long millis)
      Formats a millisecond long value.
      Parameters:
      millis - the millisecond value to format
      Returns:
      the formatted string
      Since:
      2.1

    • format

      String format(Date date)
      Formats a Date object using a GregorianCalendar.
      Parameters:
      date - the date to format
      Returns:
      the formatted string

    • format

      String format(Calendar calendar)
      Formats a Calendar object.
      Parameters:
      calendar - the calendar to format
      Returns:
      the formatted string

    • format

      StringBuffer format(long millis, StringBuffer buf)
      Formats a millisecond long value into the supplied StringBuffer.
      Parameters:
      millis - the millisecond value to format
      buf - the buffer to format into
      Returns:
      the specified string buffer

    • format

      StringBuffer format(Date date, StringBuffer buf)
      Formats a Date object into the supplied StringBuffer using a GregorianCalendar.
      Parameters:
      date - the date to format
      buf - the buffer to format into
      Returns:
      the specified string buffer

    • format

      StringBuffer format(Calendar calendar, StringBuffer buf)
      Formats a Calendar object into the supplied StringBuffer.
      Parameters:
      calendar - the calendar to format
      buf - the buffer to format into
      Returns:
      the specified string buffer

    • getPattern

      String getPattern()
      Gets the pattern used by this printer.
      Returns:
      the pattern, SimpleDateFormat compatible

    • getTimeZone

      TimeZone getTimeZone()
      Gets the time zone used by this printer.

      This zone is always used for Date printing.

      Returns:
      the time zone

    • getLocale

      Locale getLocale()
      Gets the locale used by this printer.
      Returns:
      the locale

    • format

      StringBuffer format(Object obj, StringBuffer toAppendTo, FieldPosition pos)
      Formats a Date, Calendar or Long (milliseconds) object. See DateFormat.format(Object, StringBuffer, FieldPosition)
      Parameters:
      obj - the object to format
      toAppendTo - the buffer to append to
      pos - the position - ignored
      Returns:
      the buffer passed in